Ok, I'm happy that I can start writing this chappy. Thanks so much Akuma-Seiki! And I wanna have more spaces, but it's not working. I told my mom I wanted Microsoft Word, but nooooooooooo... she had to get this crappy WordPerfect cuz it was cheaper. But it's better than my laptop. I use editpad... O_o Ok, I'm just rambling now...

Shishi: Yes, yes you are...

You didn't have to agree...

Disclaimer: I have very bad news to report... I don't own YYH. Yes, I was shocked too... but you'll get over it. We all will, in time. We must be patient... T.T

Title: A Subway to Kyoto

Chapter: 4 [Snowdrop]

By: Hiei_mi

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I was reaching an old tree, a single rock lying beneath
it. The roots had long since rapped around it, not letting it go
for an instant. There were many snowdrops growing around it.
There white petals contrasted brightly against the dull scenery
of Makai. Everything surrounding the rock, looked alive and
seemed so cheerful.

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Suzaku's violet eyes looked wearily into mine brown ones. My black hair was hanging to her neck, waiting for a reply. I didn't know what he would say. I never did. I found him so confusing. Not like I was an Open book.

"Well... you see... I'm a demon..." He had an ashamed blush rising to his cheeks as he looked at my shoes.
"Oh, ok. Like the one at school. What kind are you?" I asked with genuine interest. See, bet he didn't expect that! His head snapped up, surprise written across his face. Maybe Suzaku was pretty understandable...
"I-I'm a bird demon..." He asked me, his eyes sparkling suspiciously "So... who is this other demon at school?". I decided not to tell him for Akumu's sake.
"I can't tell you. Now get over here, birdbrain. I'm going to work on another part," He sat in the chair just... sitting. I now understood why he had freaked out. He didn't know how to use a computer! I explained how to use what he called 'the box'. He didn't understand ANYTHING I was saying!
"Arg... You are SUCH an idiot. It's NOT that hard," I tried again, and he _finally_ got it.
"How long did it take you to learn?" My mouth curving into a mischievous smile. He didn't know much of anything about our world. Part 1 of plan 'Weakness' successful. I knew what to call him, and what he knew nothing about(something to confuse him). Now I needed his fears, and some sort of secret. I guess I had to be his friend for this part. Cough cough gag gag...
"You know, humans learn things faster than demons do. Since we have shorter life spans, we have bigger brains. We have to learn things as fast as possible. We only have an average life-span of about 100." I said faux- proud on my face.
"We have over 500 life spans, usually, so we can do whatever we want!" He stuck out his tongue like a two-year-old.
"I'm guessing the maturity doesn't match the age?" I smirked. He just started to work on the 'box', grumbling something about 'baka ningens' as I started to carve something.

I was glad it was a weekend, so I could get away from all that tension. And if I really wanted to give tension a name, I know exactly what I would call it: Suzaku. Better yet, Birdbrain. I snickered to myself. Now, birdbrain really matched his name. I wondered what he looked like in demon form, imagining some freakish two-headed chicken with a beak an inch long. It had green gooey slime dripping from it, and the purple eyes were strained and red. It's feathers looked like toucan sam's. In the middle of my erm... 'creative' thoughts, someone bumped into me. It was Akumu, my demon-friend from school. I laughed at my thoughts, seeing how far fetched they were. Akumu's demon form wasn't anywhere near as disturbing as my creation. Actually, she didn't really change. Maybe Suzaku was like that, too.
"Yuki! Hihihi!" The dark blue-haired demon girl hugged me, so that I could barely braeth. She did this a lot. Then again, she also tried to strangle me, too. She was very... moody. Aparently, she was pretty happy today. I noticed a guy behind her, and shoved her off of me. She sat on the side-walk, all gloomy like. I looked at the guys eyes, and gasped. Was he like my STALKER or something?! He was EVERYWHERE I went! I just wanted him to go away!!! I clenched my teeth and grasped onto my flute case, that my hands turned white. If you're wondering why I had my flute case, I had lessons today.
"Hi there!" He had a sincere smile on his face and I just got even more enraged in him.
"Go to hell...o...." I was trying. Really, I was. If Akumu really wanted a demon friend, so be it. I just found it hard to believe that this... BIRDBRAIN was an almighty, evil demon!
"Go to hello?" He sure was dense today. Maybe computer radiation wasn't good for demons... Or he could be like just about every guy at my school, show-off 'till the weekend. Then they're brains go on vacation.
"Hello is a nickname for that restaurant," I said pointing to a fast-food place with a sign that read 'Hello Sunshine'(What the hell...?).
"Lets go already then!" Akumu sai, irritated. Her tone matched my current mood perfectly.

A waitress took Akumu's order and mine, then looked at Suzaku.
"Hi there, cutie. Doen't think I've seen you before. What can I get you?" She with her most flattering smile. He ordered and I looked at him from across the table. Akumu was latched onto Suzaku's arm. I blushed crimson.
"Get a room, you two!" Akumu looked at me, smiling.
"I think somebody's got a crush!" She grinned. I glared at Suzaku.
"I can't help it if I'm a lady's man!" His mouth was curved into a smile, and his gorgeous eyes were closed. Did I say what I think I did?! This caused me to blush even more, and I threw my flute case at his head. He looked at me annoyed when I ran to check if my flute was OK, instead of him. I didn't care if he was Ok. I was aiming at him!

"I gotta go catch the bus now... bye," she said like she missed us already. Since I had to go to lessons (I found out Suzaku lived near my teacher, temporarily). I started to walk in the direction of her house, Suzaku close behind me. There were dark clouds hanging above us, and I started to speed up my pace. I didn't like thunder. I REALLY didn't like thunder. CRASH! I jumped about a foot in the air.
"Scardy Cat!"He chimed up.
"I-I am not scared!"
"Are too"
"Am not"
"Am Not"
"Are too"
"Am not!"
"Are -" A loud crash in the distance made me shreik and cling to Suzaku's shirt. He looked down at me with an 'I-told-you-so' face. He knew what I was afraid of, but I had no idea what he was scared of. I would so repay him once I found out.
"Ok, so maybe just a little. But everyone's afraid of SOMETHING..." I mumbled.
"Not me. I, The Great Suzaku, fear nothing!" He had the same face that made me want to hit him hard in the head again. We, ok, so I practically ran to my teacher's house. I rang the doorbell. No one answered. I tried a few more times, then tried knocking. Nothing. I turned around to see a drenched Suzaku.
"If you want you can stay at my house till the rain lets up," he offered. I thought it over-for about a second. I nodded, just wanting to get out of the rain, thunder, and... lightning. I shnivered, and hastily followed him.

As I walked into his house, I noticed it had just about nothing in it. I knew that living alone made it hard to decide what to put where, since I was in the same predicament. But his was almost completely empty! His living room had a TV and a gray love seat. The built-in fireplace looked like it had never been used. I thought it was kind of gloomy looking.
"Whatch wanna do?" I asked him. If I had to deal with being with him for who-knows-how-long, I might as well Enjoy it.
"Not much to do here...Only stuff I have wouldn't interest you..."
"Like what?"
"Demon Stuff..,"
"...elaborate..."
"Whips, chains... ya know"
"O_o"
"I'm kidding, Im kidding. All I have are the neccesities..."
"Ok... well, what do you do for fun...?"
"Go out..."
"..." He wasn't helping. He sounded like the dullest person alive! I was tempted to try and walk back to my house, but when I heard the thunder shake the house, I decided better of it.
"Hey, how about you teach me a little bit of your flute?" I couldn't really think of anything better to do, so I shrugged. I opened the case. Inside were a silver, shiny flute, and a peice of carving wood, that slightly resembled a flute.
"What's that?" Suzaku pointed at the wood.
"Wood," I said sarcastically.
"What are you making out of it?" He tried not to yell.
"A flute. It's for our project."
"Oh... ok."

I taught Suzaku how to hold the flute, and blow into it from the side, not directly in it. He learned a few notes, but wasn't very good. I had to admit, though. My theory was going down the drain. He learned pretty fast... for a demon.

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Yes, I know flutes can't be wooden, but In this case it can, ok?! Did you realize how long this was? I think I'm getting better at this! ^-^ The winner was Akuma-Seiko. Akumu was her character, and I'm sorry that she didn't have that big a part yet. She'll probably be more important later. This fic probably won't have more than 10 chapters, just so you know. Well, please r+r! Wait... that is really stupid, when people say that. I mean, you most likely read my chapter if you are reading this, right. So why would you read and review. Review, yes, but why would you reread it. - Hypocrtite

Shishi: Yeah. You're a BIG hypocrite. Really, everything you hate, you do. Baka.

I'm not the one who lost to an old lady...

The town idiot,
Ki